CMT Combo Blade

[rick7938]

Anyone ever try the CMT 50-tooth Combo blade. I use the Freud and really like the raker tooth on the blade. The CMT has a triple chip grind on every fifth tooth, but I don't know if it would give as nice a flat bottom kerf as the Freud.

Any feedback? Thanks.

 

[junquecol]

If you like the Freud, why change? Sears often has the LU 84 on "sale," just not right now.

 

[rick7938]

I saw some of the CMTs on sale at at hardware store in SC. They were about $20 cheaper that the Freud ($49 vs $69), so I was just wondering about the quality. I have a couple of CMT router bits that seem to be good quality.

 

[JimD]

I use a CMT dovetail bit I bought after a cheap import broke. Works fine. I also like their blade cleaner. If I saw a CMT saw blade at a good price, I would buy it (I also like Freud but I have a few other brands too).

Jim